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Give to UCSFA monthly, 40-minute phone call from a non-clinical professional may suppress or reverse the trajectory of depression so frequently experienced by family members caring for patients with dementia at home.
While long-term acute care hospitals are designed to help patients recover and regain independence, fewer than 1-in-5 older adults who were transferred to such facilities were alive five years later.
UCSF scientists show that Alzheimer’s disease directly attacks brain regions responsible for wakefulness during the day.
Study has revealed that seniors with dementia living at home may endure more pain and have more complex or unaddressed medical needs than their counterparts in nursing homes.
For the 21st year, UCSF Health has been listed among the top 10 hospitals nationwide in the prestigious U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospitals survey.
Excessive napping may be an early warning sign of age-related cognitive decline in older men, according to a 12-year study by UC San Francisco scientists.
Researchers have found a way to teach a computer to precisely detect one of the hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease in human brain tissue.
Two proteins central to the pathology of Alzheimer’s disease act as prions – spreading through tissue like an infection by forcing normal proteins to adopt the same misfolded shape.
Amyloid positive PET scan.A first-of-its-kind national study has found that a form of brain imaging that detects Alzheimer’s-related “plaques” significantly influenced clinical management of patients
UCSF scientists are testing how brief periods of controlled stress could protect the body from long-term stress.
Properly caring for the skin with a moisturizing cream may lower inflammation levels and potentially prevent age-related diseases, according to a new clinical pilot study.
Ethnographer Stacy Torres, PhD, is shedding a unique light on how we think about social ties and social relationships among older people.
More than a thousand projects across the University received federal funding from the National Institutes of Health in 2018, totaling more than $647.8 million.
"Brain health” dietary supplements are “pseudomedicine” and health care providers should discourage patients from pursuing them, say neurologists at UCSF, in a JAMA opinion piece.
Faculty from UCSF School of Nursing are leading research projects that examine the shortage of long-term care workers and other senior care issues.
A handful of brain cells deep in the brain may play a surprising role in controlling women’s bone density.
A growing number of researchers at UCSF and elsewhere have turned their attention to questions around why and how some people who age thrive and are more resilient than others.
UCSF experts share their science-backed strategies for aging well.
UCSF scientists have zeroed in on a possible genetic mechanism for the reason behind women outliving men phenomenon.